Does the Muscle Sparing Anterior Approach Result in Better Functional Outcomes for Patients Compared to Non-Muscle Sparing Approaches for THA? (110 words, 1 pages)
Background After total hip arthroplasty (THA), a muscle sparingtechnique (the direct anterior approach) is thought to render greaterfunctional outcomes due to musculature preservation. Yet, The mostcommon technique used today is the posterior approach (which is one ofmany non-muscle sparing approaches). No matter the surgical approach,some form of muscle destruction will ...
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